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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The day in brief

Trump ordered flags lowered to honor Dolly Parton, escalated trade rhetoric against Canada, and touted Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing by the Navy.

  • — Announced Dolly Parton's death and signed a proclamation lowering U.S. flags in her honor.
  • — Escalated criticism of Canada, citing alleged 400% farm tariffs and claiming $60 billion in annual U.S. trade losses; denied interfering with French-language rights after disputing Trudeau's comments.
  • — Said the U.S. Navy cleared all mines from the Strait of Hormuz and warned Iran against new mine deployments; separately criticized Iran's treatment of protesters and military pay issues.
  • — Floated renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" amid tensions with Canada.
  • — Endorsed Darline Graham Nordone in the South Carolina Senate runoff and Mike Mazzei for Oklahoma governor, hosting Nordone at the Oval Office.
  • — Shared multiple news links touting economic growth, a Pennsylvania manufacturing initiative with Dave McCormick and Jamie Dimon, and Gavin Newsom's praise of "Trump Accounts."

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DocumentWhite House· 1 min read

Honoring the Memory of Dolly Parton

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of th…

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